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Agricultural Biotechnology in Korea

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CropLife Korea and the National Center for GM Crops in Korea

Date and Time
30 September 2014 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

In 2011, The world’s population reached 7 billion people, and by 2050 it will surpass 9 billion. This means farmers will need to produce 70% more food on less land than ever before. Crop protection products and plant biotechnology can improve yields to help farmers meet this goal. Biotech crops have been introduced increasingly worldwide since 1996 and one of the benefits that biotech crops can bring to human-being is to meet the world’s growing food needs. Dr. Hyo Guen Park, an advisor to CropLife Korea, will present on the role of biotechnology in addressing food security. Additionally, Dr. Soo Chul Park, Director, The National Center for GM Crops, Rural Development Administration, will provide an overview of the domestic status of biotech crop research and development in Korea, including an summary of the government-sponsored National Program for the GM Crops under the Grant Project of the 2nd Generation of Korea BioGreen and the future plant biotech pipeline in Korea.